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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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